changing table

American  

[cheyn-jing tey-buhl] / ˈtʃeɪn dʒɪŋ ˌteɪ bəl /

noun

1. a small rectangular table with raised sides for use when changing a baby’s diaper, usually with storage space underneath or, in a public restroom, folding down from the wall.

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Etymology

Origin of changing table

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

A change — specifically, a changing table — might be coming to the House of Representatives.

From Washington Post

So sure, the cute pictures of Hodge Gomez in a baby carrier or Anna Valentina in her father’s arms might lead to a changing table in the men’s members-only restroom — but that’s a small step for the House babies.

From Washington Post

One Monday night, my freshly showered, rambunctious almost-3-year-old did not want to put on his pajamas and threw them off his changing table.

From Washington Post

I don’t want to be caught off guard, but shopping is an emotional experience right now, and I’m trying to figure out how disastrous it would be to, say, assemble a changing table when the kid was already home from the hospital.

From Washington Post

A screen above the changing table flashes with an advertisement: “Deposit your infant” and “in less than an instant turn crybaby into cool stuff.”

From New York Times